A ‘Living Laboratory’ of agroforestry and solidarity: a women group explores new sustainable livelihood options in Timor-Leste
Haburas Moris (‘developing life’), a local NGO in the Bobonaro District of East Timor, will accompany 20 rural women to organize and strengthen themselves as a solidarity group, to build upon their own traditional knowledge and cultural practices, and … Read more
Two Yimkhiung communities learn practical skills from one another and consider collaborating as custodians of a forest teaming with biodiversity in Eastern Nagaland (India)
The Nagas are a transboundary Indigenous group with a long history of colonisation, missionary influence, and militarisation. Following India’s independence from British rule, a prolonged period of armed conflict, resistance, and negotiations between the Indian government and insurgent groups did … Read more
A network of custodians strengthens its own knowledge and collective action to conserve sacred groves— micro-refugia of ecological, cultural and historical significance in Kerala (India)
Kerala’s sacred groves (kavu or sarpa kavu) are among India’s oldest community-conserved areas. Protected for generations through cultural traditions, customary practices and reverence for nature, these small patches of native vegetation have survived as islands of biodiversity within … Read more
The youth from the Bandeng chiefdom strengthen their role as citizens and custodians of their ‘living sacred forests’ in Cameroon
In Western Cameroon, the sacred forests of the Bandeng chiefdom are home to a rich biodiversity of plant and animal species, several water sources and extensive areas of raffia. These forests are not merely an ecological heritage, as they also … Read more
Ashish Kothari – visionary leader, weaver of radical movements, inspirer of communities that cultivate solidarity within themselves and with others
Ashish Kothari is an Indian visionary leader endowed with both the very human qualities that transform people into friends— unfailingly warm, personable, kind, fun— and the uncommon brilliance and capacities that transform people into thinkers, inspirers, trailblazers.
Most apparently, Ashish … Read more
The Paul K. Feyerabend Foundation was forced to dissolve. It has now transformed itself into the Association Paul K. Feyerabend (APKF)
Dear colleagues and friends of the Paul K. Feyerabend Foundation,
we need to share some unexpected and rather incongruous news that shook us in 2025: the Paul K. Feyerabend Foundation was forced to dissolve. The reason is simple … Read more
Justice for the Cherán K’eri community!
The Paul K. Feyerabend Association condemns the armed attack to the indigenous community of Cherán K’eri, Michoacán (Mexico)— recipient of a 2023 Paul Feyerabend Award. On July 2, 2025, a criminal group attempted to enter the communal territory and was … Read more
The working children of Paute keep-up their solidarity association – they learn, enjoy some recreation and assist the disadvantaged elders in their community
With the indispensable cooperation of Fastenaktion of Switzerland and CECCA (Centro de Educación y Capacitación Campesina del Azuay) of Ecuador, the Feyerabend Foundation has elected as his only initiative in 2025 the provision of support to the Association of Muchachos … Read more
We are what we have learned!
Mazin Qumsiyeh, Paul K. Feyerabend Award 2020, keeps tirelessly diffusing information that inspires and motivates us all to maintain alive the hope and future of Palestine— in today’s world this is essential if we wish to be not only fair … Read more
Just released: the death of a ‘solidarity surgeon’ in Palestine
The first 2024 Paul K. Feyerabend Award went to five emblematic examples of solidarity in Gaza (Palestine). Among those, three persons have lost their lives because of their courage and generosity. Two of them died quickly, by a powerful … Read more
